A woman accused of taking her 15-month-old son during a supervised visit in Murray was located in Spokane, Wash., Tuesday. The boy was with her, but police in Spokane do not have the legal authority him into protective custody.

A Utah woman whose husband was killed in action
in Iraq is organizing a non-partisan rally at
the Utah Capitol Wednesday to send a message to
Washington — this is not the country her
husband signed up to defend.

Elizabeth Smart is a survivor, in every sense
of the word. But it was the survivors who've
reached out to her with their own stories who
inspired her to share her ordeal, with the
hope her happy ending would prove it's
possible to overcome even the most horrific
tragedy.

Emergency teams from across Salt Lake County and beyond responded Wednesday to the largest mass-casualty drill the state has seen so far, the first of six exercises to prepare Utah's first responders to save lives in the event of a mass shooting.

The questions for Rep. Spencer Cox, Gov. Gary Herbert's pick for lieutenant governor, at his confirmation hearing Tuesday ranged from whether there was anything embarrassing in his background to his favorite bassist.